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strandedinni.bsky.social
Long time resident of Northern Ireland, Irish citizen, political anorak, American.
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This made me cry my fucking eyes out.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

@danahoule.bsky.social you guys back in the US? Everything okay there?

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Truth nugget

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.

submitted 69 days ago • 128 comments

Hey AmeriKKKa: The story of the turtle helping the scorpion across the river teaches a key lesson about the importance of recognizing inherent nature and not blindly trusting others, especially when dealing with individuals who have the potential to harm you!

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

How we got into this mess, and how we get out of it. Capitalism is compatible with democracy only if democracy is the dominant partner. It was dominant from 1933 until 1980. Then hyper-capitalism took over, and finally gave us Trump. @rbreich.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

submitted 72 days ago • 19 comments

The answer to “why doesn’t America have [insert social program every other Western nation has]” is always racism. After they could no longer legally exclude Black people from receiving them, they nuked them altogether.

submitted 82 days ago • 29 comments

Pancake Tuesday!

submitted 389 days ago • 0 comments

Rest in peace Diane Feinstein.

submitted 526 days ago • 0 comments

Obligatory picture of cat.

submitted 531 days ago • 0 comments

There are a number of tools for finding people you follow on Twitter on Bluesky, but I've been happiest with this one: skeet.labnotes.org It has some issues but has generally helped me find old friends. I use it every few weeks.

submitted 536 days ago • 12 comments

Welcome to @dbbovey.bsky.social! By the Rule of @garius.bsky.social one's first [insert the noun for a post in these here parts] must be a cat, I'm told.

submitted 536 days ago • 0 comments